While NixOS looks interesting, it seems like a security flaw to store the functions of the OS in a single file. Your thoughts?

To me, it doesn’t sound as secure since if something happened to that file (deleted, corrupted, etc.), the whole OS could get destroyed.

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Technically, using a modern CPU is a security risk. (Intel's Management Engine & AMD's Platform Security Processor)
using apt for managing all system packages seem like a security flaw. If it get corrupted or run badly, whole OS can be destroyed.
- Don't even try installing steam or you loose all your gpu drivers and stuff.
  
  I think that mainly happens if your name is Linus Sebastian.
If you delete the file vmlinuz your OS could also get destroyed.
- That's the exact reason why I run TempleOS, it is immune to this known critical vulnerability because it does not have a vmlinuz file.
  
  THE OS THAT GOD INTENDED
I can't even begin to describe how little sense that makes.
Backup that file, and the whole OS will be safe.

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